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Produced by Rebecca Trusty, edited by Katie Lambert, and with sound mixed & mastered by Mix at 6 Studios.
EPISODE
38
Nov 21, 2023
28
min

How Product is the Untold Storyteller

A Conversation with Tanner Potter, a Kickstart Investor

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We’re welcoming a new voice to the show! This Kickstart investor started his career at powerhouses like Vivint and Nike. Today, he’s a product-market fit expert investing in tech-obsessed founders across the Mountain West. Join us in our conversation with investors Tanner Potter and Kat Kennedy of Kickstart (a VC firm for startups in Utah, Colorado, and the Mountain West) for a special episode of Perfect Pitch. In this episode, we’ll talk about:

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  • How product has impacted Tanner and Kat’s careers—and how that experience manifests in their investing habits
  • Advice to founders on creating their pitch decks and the importance of storytelling
  • Why Kickstart didn’t hire Tanner the first time he applied (awkward)
  • How product and sales have shaped the Mountain West ecosystem
Karen's epic tap dancing days
Tanner as a tree ballerina